Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Sheet Harbour

Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia

Sheet Harbour is a small community on the eastern shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive on Trunk 7, 87.44 kilometers from Halifax.-History:...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. It is operated by Capital District Health Authority.

Services

• Palliative and Respite Care
• Acute Care
• Outpatient/Emergency
• Ambulatory Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Laboratory Services
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Clinical Nutrition
• Social Services
• Adult Day Clinic, Diabetic Clinic, Meals-on-Wheels

History

Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital was built to serve the easternmost area of coastal Halifax County

Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein...

 running from East Ship Harbour

East Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia

East Ship Harbour is a costal community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotiaon the Eastern Shore....

 to Marie Joseph

Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia

Marie Joseph is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Saint Mary's in Guysborough County.-References:*...

. The architect was Leslie R. Fairn

Leslie R. Fairn

Leslie Raymond Fairn was a Canadian architect whose career is notable for its longevity and for the range of styles it encompassed, including Beaux Arts and Modernism. Most of his work was completed in Maritime Canada....

. Construction started in 1947 and the hospital opened on May 24, 1949. Donations from the community helped in its completion.

In 1983 a new wing was added to the hospital and while the old wing was converted to a nursing home

Nursing home

A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...

 called Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home

Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home

Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home is a 25-bed nursing home in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Canada.- Facts :The nursing home was named after Sheet Harbour's well known doctor, Dr...

. The new wing is called the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital.